store blocker name in User object
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	Feb 24 2011, 7:00 PM

Description

The user object does not store the name of the blocker (database field ipb_user_name).

So User::whoIs( $wgUser->blockedBy() ); is called, but that is a unnecessary select, because you can get the name from the ipblocks table instead.

Thanks.

Version: 1.18.x
Severity: enhancement

		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Declined		None	T29689 store blocker name in User object
		Invalid		None	T29613 add a population script for ipb_by_text to the updater

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 11:33 PM

• bzimport set Reference to bz27689.

• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).

WONTFIX per bug 31863